Author Presence Audit — Randall Harman

The verdict

Author Presence Score

Brooks Craft scores twelve areas that decide whether a reader finds, trusts and buys a self-published political book. Each is rated from what is live today.

out of 100

Randall Harman — Saving our 250-Year Brilliant Experiment

Critical gaps found

out of 100

Donald Trump Jr. — Liberal Privilege

Self-publishing leader

Randall HarmanDonald Trump Jr.

Google Knowledge Panel

0 / 10

Google book visibility

5 / 10

Website / book page

4 / 4

Amazon author presence

1 / 5

A+ Content

6 / 1

Reviews, video & proof

0 / 10

Categories & rank

1 / 7

Social media presence

2 / 10

Author profile (Goodreads)

0 / 9

Print on demand & print retail

8 / 6

Formats (Kindle Unlimited, audio)

4 / 10

Earned media

1 / 10

Scores are Brooks Craft Publishing's assessment. Every figure on this page comes from live pages captured on November 7, 2026.

Part 1

Author branding: 1:1 comparison

Each pair was captured the same day, at the same size. Randall is on the left, Donald Trump Jr. on the right.

Google search: the author's name

Critical gap

Searching "Randall Harman" returns phone directories, obituaries and other people with the same name. Trump Jr.'s name opens a full Knowledge Panel with photos, top stories, Instagram and a Wikipedia biography.

Randall Harman Google

No Knowledge Panel
Directory listings and obituaries rank first

Donald Trump Jr. Google

Full panel with Wikipedia overview
Instagram post inside the panel
Top stories updated hourly

Google search: the book title

Gap

Both books have a Google book panel. Liberal Privilege's adds ratings from Audible (4.9/5), eBay and Hoopla, an AI Overview that explicitly calls it "a self-published political book", and a Wikipedia article. Randall's panel lists his name as "RANDALL. HARMAN".

Saving our 250-Year Brilliant Experiment Google

Google Books panel exists
Author name shown as "RANDALL. HARMAN"
No ratings and no AI Overview

Liberal Privilege Google

Ratings: Audible 4.9, eBay 4.8, Hoopla 3.7
AI Overview: "a self-published political book"
Wikipedia article for the book

Website / book page

Even

The book's original site (liberalprivilege.com) is now offline, and its only official page is a Trump Store listing that shows "Out of Stock". Randall's letdcknow.org is live and promotes his book — but without his name, photo or an About the Author page.

letdcknow.org Website

Live site promoting the book
Randall's name and photo not on the home page
No newsletter or media page

Trump Store Book page

Book page on a high-traffic store
Currently "Out of Stock" there
Sales flow through Amazon instead

Amazon author presence

High gap

Randall has no Amazon author profile at all. Trump Jr. has an Author Store with a Follow button, his titles and a "Most popular" book with 396 ratings.

Randall Harman Amazon

No Author Store and no Follow button
Search mixes in an unrelated author

Donald Trump Jr. Author Store

Author Store with Follow button
3 titles in the store

Part 2

Book presence on Amazon

Both books are self-published, so both authors control the same tools on Amazon.

Product listing, above the fold

High gap

Liberal Privilege shows 4.8★ from 3,261 ratings, a Follow-the-author box, Kindle+ (read free), audiobook and hardcover, and a description that opens with "#1 New York Times best selling author". Randall's listing has 3 ratings and no author box.

Saving our 250-Year Brilliant Experiment Listing

3 ratings
No Follow-the-author box
No audiobook

Liberal Privilege Listing

4.8★ from 3,261 ratings
Kindle+ free, audiobook, hardcover
Publisher: "Donald Trump Jr." (self-published)

A+ Content vs reader proof

Mixed

Randall is ahead on A+ Content: his page has 9 "From the Publisher" modules; Trump Jr.'s has none. But Trump Jr.'s page carries what A+ cannot replace — 3,261 ratings (87% five-star), an AI summary calling the book "well-documented and easy to read", and a reader's video review.

Saving our 250-Year Brilliant Experiment A+ Content

9 A+ modules
No reviews, quotes or video

Liberal Privilege Reviews & video

4.8 out of 5 from 3,261 ratings
"Customers say": well-documented, easy to read
Reader video review on the page

Categories & Best Sellers Rank

High gap

Liberal Privilege ranks #2,496 in U.S. Political Science six years after release. Randall's book sits in Political Leader Biographies — a shelf for books about presidents.

Saving our 250-Year Brilliant Experiment Product details

#2,719,595 in Books
#4,296 Political Leader Biographies

Liberal Privilege Product details

Publisher: Donald Trump Jr.
#581,626 in Books · #2,496 U.S. Political Science

Editorial Reviews (Kindle edition)

Gap

Neither Kindle edition carries an Editorial Reviews section. For Trump Jr. this barely matters — his name and 3,261 ratings do the selling. For a first-time author like Randall, an Editorial Reviews block with named endorsements is one of the cheapest trust signals available, and it is missing.

Trust signal on Amazon	Randall Harman	Donald Trump Jr.
Editorial Reviews section	None	None
Author bio on the listing	None	Author Store linked
Customer ratings	3	3,261
Video on the listing	None	Reader video review

Part 4

Print on demand & print retail

This is Randall's strongest area: his print-on-demand editions are in stock at Barnes & Noble, while Liberal Privilege is out of stock online there.

Barnes & Noble listing (print on demand)

Randall ahead

Randall's hardcover and paperback are in stock and ship in 1–2 days. Liberal Privilege's hardcover is "out of stock online", although it has 26 B&N reviews. Randall's book has no B&N reviews yet.

Saving our 250-Year Brilliant Experiment Barnes & Noble

Hardcover and paperback in stock
"Find in Stores"
0 reviews on B&N

Liberal Privilege Barnes & Noble

Out of stock online
26 reviews on B&N
Hardcover only

Format & distribution	Randall Harman	Donald Trump Jr.
Publishing route	Self-published (KDP)	Self-published
Barnes & Noble	Hardcover + paperback in stock	Out of stock online
Kindle Unlimited	Not enrolled	Kindle+ free
Audiobook	None	Narrated by Kimberly Guilfoyle
Libraries (Hoopla)	Not found	Rated on Hoopla

The Brooks Craft plan

How we close the gap in 90 days

Randall already has strong print distribution and a well-designed A+ section and Instagram. The gaps are identity, proof and audience.

Weeks 1–3

Identity

Claim Amazon Author Central: photo, bio, Follow button
Claim Goodreads: photo, bio, merge the duplicate listing
Fix "RANDALL. HARMAN" on Google Books
Editorial Reviews section with named endorsements

Weeks 3–8

Discovery

Google Knowledge Panel for "Randall Harman, Author"
Categories: Political Conservatism, Political Commentary
Kindle Unlimited enrolment and audiobook production
Author name and photo on letdcknow.org

Weeks 6–12

Audience

Review drive to 50+ Amazon ratings
Instagram Reels and America 250 campaign
Conservative podcast and local media tour
Amazon Ads aimed at Liberal Privilege readers

Live

Amazon Author Store

Claimed

Goodreads profile

Built

Knowledge Panel

50+

Amazon ratings

5,000+

Instagram followers

A conservative voice that deserves 3,000-review reach.

Randall Harman

Donald Trump Jr.

Author Presence Score